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The effect of consumption of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) on Escherichia coli adherence to feline uroepithelial cells in a blind randomised cross-over trial in cats

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09 oct. 2024
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Fig. 1.

Anti-adherence effect of cranberry extract consumption on uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) adherence to cat urinary epithelial Crandell-Rees feline kidney (CRFK) cells. The effect is shown in micrographs of Giemsa-stained preparations in which feline UPEC strain C571 appears adhering to CRFK urinary epithelial cells after growth in urine samples. A – uninfected CRFK cells; B – UPEC adherence to CRFK cells after growth in urine sample U2 collected from cat 2 given the control diet; C – UPEC adherence to CRFK cells after growth in urine sample U2CR0.1 collected from cat 2 given cranberry powder at 0.1% in its diet; D – UPEC adherence to CRFK cells after growth in urine sample U2CR0.3 collected from cat 2 given cranberry powder at 0.3% in its diet
Anti-adherence effect of cranberry extract consumption on uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) adherence to cat urinary epithelial Crandell-Rees feline kidney (CRFK) cells. The effect is shown in micrographs of Giemsa-stained preparations in which feline UPEC strain C571 appears adhering to CRFK urinary epithelial cells after growth in urine samples. A – uninfected CRFK cells; B – UPEC adherence to CRFK cells after growth in urine sample U2 collected from cat 2 given the control diet; C – UPEC adherence to CRFK cells after growth in urine sample U2CR0.1 collected from cat 2 given cranberry powder at 0.1% in its diet; D – UPEC adherence to CRFK cells after growth in urine sample U2CR0.3 collected from cat 2 given cranberry powder at 0.3% in its diet

Mean indices of the C571 uropathogenic E_ coli strain’s adherence to Crandell-Rees feline kidney uroepithelial cells

Cat No./Sex Urine samples Mean SD P-value Student’s t-test
1/male U1 0.69 0.48
U1CR0.1 0.77 0.49 0.51(NS)
U1CR0.3 0.59 0.59 0.011(S)  0.044◇◇(S)
2/female U2 27.9 5.7
U2CR0.1 13.03 9.22 2.67 10−36(S)
U2CR0.3 2.35 2.00 0.0002(S) 4.48 10−5◇◇◇(S)
3/female U3 3.16 2.85
U3CR0.1 0.93 0.26 2.55 10−36(S)
U3CR0.3 1.17 0.88 3.86 10−22(S) 0.21◇◇(NS)
4/female U4 Removed
U4CR0.1
U4CR0.3
5/female U5 1.43 1.00
U5CR0.1 1.16 0.50 0.18(NS)
U5CR0.3 0.91 0.68 0.005(S) 0.07◇◇(NS)
6/female U6 1.31 0.93
U6CR0.1 0.93 0.37 8.55 10−70(S)
U6CR0.3 1.17 0.23 0.00 07(S) 0.08◇◇(NS)